On this week’s show, we heard excerpts from the dedication speeches of two major undertakings at Boston University. The Center for Judaic Studies has been a fixture at Boston University for many years. This year, it was renamed in honor of University Professor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Weisel. To mark the occasion, one [...]

The Society for Middle Eastern Studies is a Boston University graduate student organization that seeks to create an intellectual and academic environment within the university for the discussion of social, political and cultural issues in Middle Eastern countries. Earlier this month, the society organized a panel discussion titled “Examining Religious [...]

The Society for Middle Eastern Studies is a Boston University graduate student organization that seeks to create an intellectual and academic environment within the university for the discussion of social, political and cultural issues in Middle Eastern countries. This week, the society organized a panel discussion titled “Examining Religious Violence - A Panel on Tolerance [...]

For 25 years, ALEA III has provided a venue for new compositions under the baton of Theodore Antoniou. Most recently, ALEA III performed the works of the six finalists of the 20th International Composition Competition for Young Composers. This year, there were 160 pieces submitted from 35 countries. The six finalist pieces were by Mei-Fang [...]